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September 13 - 15, 2020 • Vol. 2, Issue 6
INSIDE:
College of the Ozarks nursing student saves life
Doggie Dive In:
A howling good time was had by all. Page 3
Emma Petry, senior nursing major at College of the Ozarks, helped to save a man’s life on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (Photo by Kattiana Armstrong)
The Healing Touch:
New business brings comfort, relaxation. Page 7
Plato’s Cave:
Meet construction company behind it. Page 14
WEATHER...page 17
Mid to low 80s, lows in the 60s plus chances of rain.
The Smith family celebrates “Gotcha Day.” (Special to Branson Globe)
Branson nurse adopts patient’s daughter: ‘It’s like our story was already written’ Submitted to Branson Globe Director of Nursing Adene Smith has an added sparkle in her eye as she straightens the family photo hanging in her office at Cox Branson. There’s an extra Smith smiling down from the frame – a little girl with a familiar, crooked grin who found a new family in an unexpected place, at the perfect time. It’s a story that rivals the greatest Hollywood script and, after months
of waiting for the right time to tell it, the Smiths can finally share. On Wednesday, September 9, there was a crowd of hospital employees wearing “Happy Gotcha Day” t-shirts outside the Christian County courthouse where Adene and her husband Eric officially became the proud, adoptive parents of 11-year old Taliah – a moment many months in the making.
“Our story actually began several years ago, but we just didn’t know it,” Adene explains. “I helped care for an elderly couple at the hospital through the years. During my rounding, I noticed they always had a little girl with them. She was so sweet and had the same little crooked tooth as my own daughter Gracie.” Adene learned that Ray and
SEE TALIAH, PAGE 13
Submitted to Branson Globe POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — Emma Petry, a senior nursing major at College of the Ozarks, helped to save a man’s life on Thursday, Aug. 6, on South Central Avenue, Eureka, Missouri. As she was driving that day, she came upon the scene of an emergency. Petry immediately put her training into action, beginning CPR on a man who was unresponsive. “In that moment, I don’t remember feeling any specific emotion,” Petry said. “You don’t really have time to feel things in that kind of setting. I was just focused on doSEE LIFE SAVER, PAGE 9